PokerStars to Become One of the Sponsors of Rugby Union

PokerStars is going to bring its name out of the poker world as it becomes one of the sponsors of the English National Rugby Football Union.

Although this very popular poker site has been the sponsor of many sporting events like football teams and racing teams, it seems that there really is no stopping PokerStars as it offers sponsorship to the Rugby Union, which is bound to be a good step for both industries.

The Deal

The English Rugby Football Union is the umbrella group of the country's national rugby team, and the deal between them is bound to be a win-win deal. [Read][more...]

The History of PokerStars.com

The story behind the world-famous PokerStars is indeed a true rags to riches story, and the family that owns and operates the said online poker room never thought that the simple beginnings of their site will become a huge success that it is now considered as one of the biggest and most popular online poker room not only in the World Wide Web but in the whole world as well.

The Proud Owner

The proud owner of the most famous online poker site is the Schienberg family from Toronto, Canada.

It was ten years ago that  the father, not knowing that much of the online gambling industry, decided to build a company by creating and designing his own website that caters to online players.  [Read][more...]

The Poker-Playing Priest

Meet Father Andrew Trapp, the poker player priest from South Carolina.

Not only is he a good poker player, but he has also won $100,000 on the PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge, which is the newest reality show on Fox that is based around poker.  Aside from this, he has also earned a seat into the championship that will be held on December, giving himself the chance to win the $1,000,000 prize.

Getting Into the Show

An avid soccer and paintball player, Father Trapp also enjoys the game of poker.  He has been playing Texas Hold'Em poker for years now, but only for fun, so when he heard about the show last summer, he decided to play at the qualifier online tournaments in PokerStars. [Read][more...]

PokerStars’ Asian Poker Tour Made Its Scheduled Stop in Auckland

PokerStars' Asian Pacific Poker Tour or the APPT is in Auckland right now as it makes it scheduled stop there.  The poker series started last October 14, 2009, and the festivities will end on October 18.  The said major poker tournament is being held in New Zealand's SkyCity Casino, and as expected, it has attracted hundreds to thousands of poker players from all over the world, including the big names in the poker world like Tony Hachem as well as Brian Huang.

The Highlights of the APPT

Of course, the major event of Asian Poker Tour is the Main Event which starts on October 14 and ends on October 18, the buy-in fee of which was set at $3,250. [Read][more...]

PokerStars Offers a Porsche

A high roller drives the right car, and there is no better way to show everybody that you are, indeed, a high roller than by driving your very own Porsche.

Today, PokerStars is offering a Porsche to all its players who are located in North America, and it is so easy to get into the tournament and grab your opportunity to bring home the Porsche.

Here are the details for their Win a Porsche promotion.

The Car at Stake

The Porsche Cayman S is said to be one of the most elegant and luxurious cars among its Porsche range.  It boasts of six cylinders, and this special car can take you from zero to sixty in only seconds. [Read][more...]

Debut of The Poker Star

September marks the start of PokerStars new reality show, The Poker Star.  Quite a creative name, right?

Anyway, creative or not-so-creative name for PokerStars' new reality show, it cannot be denied that The Poker Star received a good verdict from its viewers, both the poker fans and those who knew next to nothing about the game.  The market might be so saturated with reality shows, but this new series has a certain appeal to it.

The Contestants

The show has seen about 18,000 contestants who wanted to be a part of the reality program, and Joe Hachem, the host, trimmed down the number to 11 contestants, four of which are women.  [Read][more...]

The $1M Challenge of PokerStars

Have you ever wanted to participate in a televised poker series where you can take advantage of the exposure it brings you as well as the amount of money that you can win? If you answered yes to this question, then grab the chance to audition now at what PokerStars, a major poker site known worldwide, has to offer you — the chance to win the money, the chance to play against poker pros, and the chance for your 15 minutes of fame. What is It about This new televised poker series, the format of which is that of a reality show, is an exclusive promotion that PokerStars gives poker players.  [Read][more...]

A Look at PokerStars’ Pro Poker Player Peter Eastgate

This year seems like a pretty busy year for PokerStars' Peter Eastgate. He has been seen in many live poker tournaments and, in fact, has done quite a bit of traveling to play poker at these major poker tournaments.  He even went to play at the EPT Barcelona that has just recently finished where, sadly, he did not do as well as he and his fans had hoped.

PokerStars' Very Own Peter Eastgate

Peter Eastgate is a 22-year-old poker player and is considered to be the youngest player who has ever won the championship title of the World Series of Poker Main Event where he played against big names in the poker world like Ivan Demidov. [Read][more...]

Poker Tournaments Worth Noting

It seems like there are a lot of poker tournaments going on right now, and PokerStars appears to be leading the pack, what with its very busy poker week.  But not to be outdone though, Full Tilt has a few surprises up its sleeves for its players and those who are seeking the thrill and excitement that tournaments offer.

PokerStars Noteworthy Tournaments

PokerStars' European Poker Tour Barcelona has just finished, and Carter Phillips took home the prize of more than $1.2M.  On the other hand, the World Championship of Online Poker, also from PokerStars, is still continuing to receive buy-in fees from online poker players from all over the world. [Read][more...]

Victoria Coren Talks about Her Life

From playing poker with her brother and his friends to playing poker with the bigwigs, Victoria Coren is out to prove that winning poker is not in the gender, but it is in the skills.

Today, Coren did prove to the poker world that it takes skills to be able to bag a championship, and bag it she did when she landed the European Championship title, earning herself a hefty million dollars along the way.

Early Childhood

Coren was not interested in what usually interests 15-year-old girls when she was at that age.  In fact, when girls her age were dating and talking about dresses and boys, she was still climbing trees or going to her grandmother's house for a visit. [Read][more...]

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